UK ladies, help in shopping!!

[queen_24]

Re: UK ladies, help in shopping!!

@Chicken_Biryani

For the baby bedding, i got a set , but it was such a waste .. What I ended up doing is this :

I use the bumper so baby doesnt bang his head into the cot.
I bought 3 single size fleece throws from Primark and Asda and use them as cot sheets coz they keep the baby really warm
If you have a sleeping bag, its perfect and all that you need .. if not , then get two fleece sheets and stitch them together .. or get a large one and double it , tuck it on both sides inside the cot so that the baby wont be able to pull it on his face .. tuck the baby in half swaddled .

Fleece is so good coz i got it in really bright and awesome shades ..

@Chicken_Biryani

Queen, nope, the baby didnt slip at all. In fact I intentionally didnt choose a seat in which the baby would be positioned in the laying position coz that way galati sai water can go into their mouth and nose . So I chose this one , which is more like a sitting , relaxed position .. when he was tiny, he was alright to sit in there ..when he was three and ready to jump out , I had to hold him back with one hand slightly .. but still this was a life saver. And waise just so you know, no matter how comfortable a seat is, I would never ever leave the baby completely in it. Even when he was tiny and didnt move about too much and was perfectly safe in that seat, even then i used to ensure my hands were close to him .. But I loved the seat. it was teh best buy that completely did the paisay pooray in every sense of the word.

Radiant, son was born at the peak of winter. I used to control the room temp with heating upto 20 degrees . and the rest I used to dress him up in two layers ( his body suit and sleep suit on top ) put him in his sleeping bag and wrap him lightly in his fleece blanket. .. if he seemed cold still , I would double the fleece blanket layer. but that was it. Would keep the baby hat on his head at night time but kept checks of his body temperature coz as soon as it felt like he was looking hot , I would remove the fleece to single layer and remove the hat completely.

While going out, I had this fleece romper with feet and a hoodie. had him wear that and used to wrap him in his fleece blanket , double or triple layers , as much as was comfortable. you will know what the baby needs, believe me you will. i never used to have faith inwhat is called a mothers instinct .. but now i know that this phenomenon is for real and its a very strong urge that keeps telling you what the baby needs !

MashAllah such a sugghhaarr mommy the little angel got… Seriously yar, I mean, you managed really great being a mom, is it your first baby? If yes and if you did everything alone then I must pat your back!! Thanks for really detailed guidance. I am sure gonna shop reading this thread of mine, again and again… Oh good me… I am glad I opened such a thread

@Lusi

I did my shopping all by myself. You don’t want anyone irritating you are shopping for your baby .

Lusi, its not about irritation, I get irritated when I want to buy something and someone interrupts while saying, esa nahin, esa lo… is color ka nhin, us color ka lo, etc etc, but the point here is… I am a first time mom, and iswaqt to “kiya” lo, yehi janna important hay!

Being true, welcoming a baby in your home (& especially when its first), brings you a lot of expenses. Of course I would want to manage it under a budget where I can be assure of the good quality and quantity of any item I buy for my kiddo. Its quite helpful of CB, that she is telling me each and everything, from Quantity to Quality, which will help me in future to avoid any regret about spending over something worthless…

In fact, any of you are welcome